Requiem for Hector of Troy (in iambic tetrameter)

Welcome to Greek Week! For absolutely no reason at all, I've decided to dedicate a post a day on my blog to extolling the virtues of classical Greek culture and generally being a suck-up to classical education. The first post is a requiem (death hymn) to Hector, the real hero of Homer's Iliad. Brad Pitt might look better with his shirt off, but because of Hector's dedication to defending his country at whatever cost and inner sense of honor and fair play, Hector is the most likeable protagonist of the Iliad or is he? Comments are appreciated.

I wail for the tamer of horses.

As Sol falls in with the sunset,

A white crest of shining horsehair,

Glory, honor, justice, virtue,

A son of Troy, a brave princeling,

Father, husband, leader, chief

How the dying women will mourn